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absolute modes
        about
        changing permissions with
        common permission settings for
        setting permissions with
        values of digits in
absolute paths
Accounts pane (System Preferences) 2nd
ACL (Access Control List)
        adding entry 2nd
        chmod options for
        enabling
        examples of
        permissions
        preserving extended attributes and
        removing or altering
ACL indicator
Activity Monitor 2nd
admin users
        logging in as substitute user
        using root account
AFP (Apple File Protocol)
agents
algebraic equations 2nd
aliases. [See also shell aliases]
        about
        shell
        symlinks vs.
alphabetical sorting
ampersand (&) character
anonymous FTP access
ANSWER SECTION of dig command output
Apache Web server
        about 2nd 3rd
        activating from command line
        browsing with
        creating CGI script
        documentation for
        StartupItem script for
        versions of
appending output to file
Apple File Protocol (AFP)
AppleScript
        learning
        running from command line 2nd
AppleShare servers
AppleTalk printers
applications
        defined
        reading system preferences for
apropos command
Aqua interface
        about
        Activity Monitor 2nd
        becoming root in
        cat command vs.
        configuring applications from command line
        cp command vs.
        directories in Unix and
        displaying permissions in
        files and directories in Unix and
        graphical interfaces for FTP
        making and restoring backups
        mv command vs.
        pwd command vs.
        returning to login window
        searching in grep vs.
        showing hidden Finder files
        using NetInfo Manager
        using Trash from command line
archives, unpacking tar
arguments
        accessing with shift command
        command-line
        commands used with
        full and relative path used as
        functions with
        passing to scripts
        referring to list of
        replacing command-line
        scripts using command-line
        using from within tcsh shell alias
arithmetic operators in scripts
asterisk (*)
        cautions using
        function of 2nd
        matching characters with 2nd
at command
atoms
        creating
        finding one-character variations
        finding repeated 2nd
        rules and tools for building
attributes
        metadata 2nd 3rd 4th
        preserving extended
        viewing group 2nd
Authenticate dialog
autobundle command
automated file transfers
awk command
        origin of name 2nd
        printing one field from file
        processing whitespace with cut and